Never occurred to me, but doing a Gangsta’s Paradise cover in the style of Jazz popular during the prohibition era is such a perfect fit, and in retrospect, so obvious a decision. Well done, “fellas!” :D
I think something which hasn't been thought of in 20 years, yet "in retrospect, so obvious", is a good working definition of genius. Best wishes or 2022.
Good rap and jazz focus on beat and rhythm Without sounding pretentious or nothing, rap is poetry, Similar to ballads. Good rap uses certain poetic devices to catch the ear.
Alright, someone needs to make a new movie, a damn good movie, that takes place somewhere in the 1920s-1940s with a soundtrack entirely made up of well-placed PostmodernJukebox songs. Yes, modern songs, I know it sounds wrong, but sung like this. I think the audience would appreciate it!
Seriously, PMJ, open a chain of restaurant/bar/lounges with live performances of these songs so we can sip on our scotch in tuxedos the way your music was meant to be!
Not only admiring the talent it took from everyone involved to do such a killer cover, but also the self control it took to not have an amish backup dancer slide in at the end.
Anyone else love irony of this song being done in the style of the time period known for gangsters? It just makes so much sense. So easy to picture her singing about the neighborhood she lives in during the 1920’s.
Yeah, debates on what constitutes irony aside, how is "this seems very appropriate" even irony-adjacent? No hate, honestly, but I'm trying to process the thinking here. That's like eating a meal and going "this sauce goes really well with chicken. How ironic."
This song makes me picture an alternate universe where Batman is a hard-boiled detective, Joker is the casino/saloon owner who doubles as a gangster, and Harley Quinn is the lounge singer Update: The Batman Caped Crusader show on Prime made the Penguin this.
The 1920s was the time when Mafia gangsters like Al Capone, Salvatore Maranzano, Charles Luciano and many other Italian gangsters ruled America and were blasting each other with Thompson sub-machine guns. The lyrics of this song fit so amazingly to that era. If this song really existed way back then, those gangsters would've loved it.
If you were to make some minor changes to the lyrics, like remove references to television etc, and switch some slang expressions to something more suitable to the era, then you would more or less have a song that could well have been written in 1924 or so.
I have a school project lately and learnt that the Roaring 20s was a decade of optimism and celebration after the War. It was a highlight period of Jazz music, Art Deco movement and Flappers fashion. Women would wear loose waist dresses with zigzag or chervon pattern, short wavy Bob haircut and some would put on beeded eyelashes makeup, pretty cool. In these years, the impact of Art Deco has left us with many achievements; such as in architecture, there're Chrysler Tower, The Empire States and so on.
I worked with LV & Coolio at the Earth Energy festival near carshalton the year Glastonbury got cancelled for the first time in 96 with Kiss FM etc... This will have our dear departed friend ,dancing his beautiful heart out ... Just wonderful ..... Blessings & all love .🙏
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left 'Coz I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of You better watch how you're talkin', and where you're walkin' Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk I really hate to trip but I gotta, loc As I grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise They got the situation, they got me facin' I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes So I gotta be down with the hood team Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams I'm an educated fool with money on my mind Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away I'm livin' life, do or die, what can I say I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-four The way things are going I don't know Tell me why are we, so blind to see That the one's we hurt, are you and me Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Power and the money, money and the power Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin' What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin' They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me If they can't understand it, how can they reach me I guess they can't, I guess they won't I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Tell me why are we, so blind to see That the one's we hurt, are you and me Tell me why are we, so blind to see That the one's we hurt, are you and me
i'd be willing to surmise that if contacted Weird Al himself would be very enthusiastic to consider a collaboration if actual period instruments were played...
Love it, how they take a current song and put into that speakeasy style and put a spin on it, that is amazing, talented, the instruments and voices. So cool. Great job.
If only Michael was still alive he could've make a little cameo or a even a role as a "Smooth Criminal" in his infamous outfit with a similar version of "Smooth Criminal" playing in the back! 😁 Maybe Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci showing up too haha
Oddly enough a very appropriately chosen era to do this cover in, since the 20's had so much gangster action.. just different kinds of gangsters is all.
59 is a lot longer than 24, still way too soon. I wonder if the OG ever saw this and what he thought of it. I ALWAYS thought Robyn KILLED it. RIP Coolio.
Ellisar Atranimus nope not at all, everyone knew he was a mafia don and he flaunted it readily yet no one could do anything because saying im a mobster in a bar or really anything like that let alone playing a song like this is not a confession and means nothing in court, especially if you can pay off tge judge and jury and intimidate those who refuse. Being a known mobster simply isnt a crime. Sure it could make the fbi watch him closer but that doesnt matter because everyone was already watching him
Ellisar Atranimus capone and most mobsters then loved openly flaunting their crimes as much as they could but never quite crossing the line to where the cops could actually do anything. Essentially if you were so rich and powerful you could tell a cop to clean your shoes and they would say yes sir of course youd flaunt that shit every second you could especially if your a power hungry mob boss who worked his whole damn life just to be able to do just that
This cover fits perfectly in Mafia franchise (games)... Tommy Angelo, Vito Scaletta, Joe Barbaro, Lincoln Clay, and most of their friends and enemies have been spending most their lives living in a ganster's paradise...
I learned of them from a Fallout New Vegas mod that adds new songs sung in an older style to Radio New Vegas. I think I have to have this song in that game as well (The song it adds is Welcome to the Jungle)
8 years and a day late I. FRACKING. LOVE. THIS!!! Just listening now, not watching the vid anymore, loving the stylization of the lyrics. Over and over again
Fantastic work on the band's side. They carry Robin through the whole number, caressing her voice with music and stepped forward only when she paused. Very well tuned ensemble. Bravissimo!!
Gangsta's Paradise As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left 'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long that Even my momma thinks that my mind is gone But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of You better watch how you talkin' and where you walkin' Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke Fool, I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight Been spendin' most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Look at the situation they got me facing I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the street So I gotta be down with the hood team Too much television watchin', got me chasing dreams I'm a educated fool with money on my mind Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set trippin' banger And my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger Fool, death ain't nothin' but a heart beat away I'm livin' life do or die, what can I say? I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24? The way things is going I don't know Been spendin' most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me? Power and the money, money and the power Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin' It's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin' They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me If they can't understand it, how can they reach me? I guess they can't, I guess they won't I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool Been spendin' most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise With Robyn Adele Anderson Coolio, Rico Bernasconi, ...
I'm appalled at how few people know that Coolio's "Gangstas Paradise" is a rap cover of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise". They are doing Coolio's lyrics, but I still think Stevie deserves an honorable mention.
+RamajX Hip hop giving credit to the thousands of songs they ripped the entire song, theme, rhythm, harmony, melody, lyrics from? Nah, doesn't happen. It's young artists being creative, didn't you know?
+BOSS MEDIA I don't. So you're wrong about that. Pay attention to what's being said instead of trying to smart off so quickly. Sampling uses a small portion of a song. A cover uses either the entire song or a majority of the original song's framework and themes. Gangstas Paradise uses the majority of Pastime Paradise's full musical framework, vocal arrangements, and only slightly amends the lyrics. Coolio's rap is the only brand new addition, and it fits so well with the themes of the original song that Stevie Wonder himself has performed the song with him. That's a cover. Biggie's One More Chance uses a portion of DeBarge's Stay with Me. That's a sample.
kondor whodis I know what you mean. But incidentally, homie is part of ‘polari’ which was a form of slang used in Britain and subsequently crossed the pond. It was used by some actors, circus and fairground showmen, professional wrestlers, the mob, merchant navy sailors, criminals, prostitutes, and the gay subculture. It was a mixture of Cockney rhyming slang, with Yiddish and other roots. So in a weird way, it still works I think...
In the years of 2015/16 this was the very first song I heard of this channel and I've been a fan ever since. You guys inspired me to start feeling confident of my singing and hopefully someday I can do videos of me singing, I just want to say thank you for being a big impact since I was a shy teenager
I feel like we had the same experience because I discovered this song during then too! I'm only reminded of this one after they dropped their Dua Lipa Levitating cover. It's also incredible.
Could totally see this being used in a Gangster movie, ignoring the anachronism of course. Edit: Lol forgot I made this comment, and came back to it after two years only to find that I'd spelt anachronism wrong.
This shows the amount of skill all of you amazing people have. You took a rap/meme song and turned it to a piece of gold. You should be very proud of yourselves.
😂😂 in 1995 the original song sold over 3 million copies that's not recent sales after all the movies & tv shows that's featured it 😂 This song didn't need her, She needed this song. She did good though.
Ramon Pinero Never heard that one before. I like it. Both Stevie's original and Coolio's rendition have an effective emotional impact to their own theme.
Nice to finally get a "new" Robyn video. I put NEW in quotes because it appears this video was shot the same day Casey Abrams did his "I'm Not the Only One" video and that was released to RUclips on November 18, 2014! Pull Casey's video up and do a side-by-side comparison. The instruments used and their placement, musicians used and the way they are dressed, all match between these two videos. Scott sat on this video for the past four months before releasing it!
Hot Head Considering their crazy touring schedule, I'd bet they record a ton of videos every time they get a chance and just release them once a week, one at a time. Keeps the flow of content up while not interrupting their touring schedule too terribly much.
In the city slums of 1920's Mobius, "the shining city of a new age," lives a private detective. He recently divorced from his childhood sweetheart, a dame with rosy red cheeks and all the subtlety of a giant mallet. His best friend, a mechanic nicknamed "Tails," has been trying his best to support him through his alcohol addiction, but there's no time to recover; a new drug, nicknamed "Rings," has been taking over the streets and the police just can't keep up. Now there's only one man fast enough to catch the crooks responsible, if you get past his... prickly demeanour. His name is Sonic H. Hog. And the infamous chemist, Dr "Eggman" Robotnik, doesn't stand a chance.
The man known as "knuckles" come to mobius in search of a priceless gem stolen from him and hes after vengence, he goes to dr eggman looking for answers but gets told it was the thief sonic t hadgehog, unknowing he planned to whack knuckles afterwerds after his usefuless runs out, keeping the ppwerful gem for himself
Holy hell... you guys had me in the first 4 seconds! I barely even had enough time to process what I was hearing before I decided I loved it! Absolutely fantastic use of brass, and great voice too!
You know at first I was surprised that this worked, but then I realized that this type of music is a distant ancestor of hip hop so I guess it makes sense.
I am generally not a rap fan, but Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise is one of the rap tunes I point to as one I really always liked. This is a really interesting cover, and only makes the point: This is great tune.
![Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.) [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/fPO76Jlnz6c/mqdefault.jpg)
It's amazing just how perfectly the lyrics fit this style of music.
+smof1 With minor changes you could see it referring to 20's gangsters. They haven't changed much anyway.
+sugoruyo I would say gangsters have lost the Educated Side
Gangster's were smart in the 20's?
goes to show how Gansta gangsters of the 60s were.
+Burning Kitsune Mask It's because Jazz is the best music.
Never occurred to me, but doing a Gangsta’s Paradise cover in the style of Jazz popular during the prohibition era is such a perfect fit, and in retrospect, so obvious a decision. Well done, “fellas!” :D
I think something which hasn't been thought of in 20 years, yet "in retrospect, so obvious", is a good working definition of genius. Best wishes or 2022.
I totally agree with you Magnavox 1972.
true. the musical genre has changed but the lyrics are just are relevant back then
the gangster's are all part of the itallian mob. perfection! she grew up with the mob boss, learning how to steal kill and fight by them. lmao
Good rap and jazz focus on beat and rhythm
Without sounding pretentious or nothing, rap is poetry, Similar to ballads. Good rap uses certain poetic devices to catch the ear.
OH MAN!!!! This was the first rap song I ever learned when I was like 7 years old. You guys brought back so many 90s memories for me!! BEST COVER EVER
He is here!
is a real surprise to see you here
Barbs wats up. Big fan ✌
now im confused as hell as of who commented this
I mean it's a good song my man
This deserves to be said more: the musicians absolutely crushed this song. Well done.
And that voice. Million dollar voice.
Alright, someone needs to make a new movie, a damn good movie, that takes place somewhere in the 1920s-1940s with a soundtrack entirely made up of well-placed PostmodernJukebox songs. Yes, modern songs, I know it sounds wrong, but sung like this. I think the audience would appreciate it!
Was just thinking the same thing!
It worked in Great Gatsby. The whole modern music in the 1920s. Just look up "A little party never killed nobody" by Fergie
MAN_ON_WHEELZ they sort of did that in American Horror Story
People would actually like it. I mean, look at all the shit that's successful right now.
I'd watch that movie
Seriously, PMJ, open a chain of restaurant/bar/lounges with live performances of these songs so we can sip on our scotch in tuxedos the way your music was meant to be!
Excellent idea! I'd definitely go 🚬🍸🍾
and they should definitely have a dress code too, and they shouldnt allow phones or technolohic devices like that
You can see them perform at the 1 OAK Nightclub in Las Vegas
Open a 1950s vintage restaurant*
I'm working on it here in Ohio!!
I'm watching this in 2020, feels like 1920
We're going back to prohibition, boys!
Time to make illegal moonshine!
Welcome to 1920 where gangsters look like gentlemen instead of sagging their pants
We're bringing back the Swingin' Twenties!
Feels like 1995
Not only admiring the talent it took from everyone involved to do such a killer cover, but also the self control it took to not have an amish backup dancer slide in at the end.
😂😂
They had but my mind wasn't strong enough and it would swap the lyric to the "only true ones" 😂
The lyrics are from a 1990s song but they fit the 1920s too.
Incredible.
Man, never realized how sad the lyrics to this song are
try it on 1,25 speed.much better
becky martin oh so you’re one of those people, those who can’t stand music being slower than that FNAF shit you listen to.
@@beckymartin12 but then it isn't 20s jazz
@@beckymartin12 it sounds less sad tbh :)) and I love it that way
@@beckymartin12 I'd go with .75 speed, turn it into a real bluesy torch song
I wish the 1920's style could come back.
Same!
The 20s are only 5 years away. :)
We're working on it! Check out our channel :)
Chad W Smith
Nice... that is true.
Chad W Smith aha good one, but i did say 1920's not 20's
Anyone else love irony of this song being done in the style of the time period known for gangsters? It just makes so much sense. So easy to picture her singing about the neighborhood she lives in during the 1920’s.
20s were Gangsters
90s were Gangstas
Not the correct use of irony.
Yeah, debates on what constitutes irony aside, how is "this seems very appropriate" even irony-adjacent? No hate, honestly, but I'm trying to process the thinking here.
That's like eating a meal and going "this sauce goes really well with chicken. How ironic."
I didn't. There was no irony to catch at all. Gangsta's Paradise, done in 1920s Big Band Jazz, is a near-perfect fit.
@oddtail_tiger
Irony means the opposite of expected.
You expect robbers to get robbed.
It is ironic when they get robbed because it is the opposite.
They literally turned a 1990's rap song into a classical blues song from the 1920's! This is so cool!
That's PMJ for you.
And Coolio turned a '70's Stevie Wonder song into a rap song... Then Weird Al... this song has a long life...
her voice is just incredible
Robyn is so incredibly talented. Love her voice
You mean howards sidekick?
RIP Coolio! ❤❤ "Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away"~
This song makes me picture an alternate universe where Batman is a hard-boiled detective, Joker is the casino/saloon owner who doubles as a gangster, and Harley Quinn is the lounge singer
Update:
The Batman Caped Crusader show on Prime made the Penguin this.
That is such a beautiful concept.
😎👌🏾.
This is now canon and I need it to be a thing. Get to working on it
@@GloriousTrainWreckMom one day I may make this as a fan series. I want to be a filmmaker one day.
@@joshhickeysmoviereviews or an Elseworld Comic
her makeup, her voice, her dress.... they're just everything.
I want you guys to do all your songs in this style.
The 1920s was the time when Mafia gangsters like Al Capone, Salvatore Maranzano, Charles Luciano and many other Italian gangsters ruled America and were blasting each other with Thompson sub-machine guns. The lyrics of this song fit so amazingly to that era. If this song really existed way back then, those gangsters would've loved it.
If you were to make some minor changes to the lyrics, like remove references to television etc, and switch some slang expressions to something more suitable to the era, then you would more or less have a song that could well have been written in 1924 or so.
I can imagine the old school gangsters in suits discussing in an underground club while this plays in the background.
You desert fox!
Sriped suits and cigarettes
Peaky fooking blinders everyone.
Organizing booze trafficking.
Playing poker or snooker, while holding a cigar.
I have a school project lately and learnt that the Roaring 20s was a decade of optimism and celebration after the War. It was a highlight period of Jazz music, Art Deco movement and Flappers fashion. Women would wear loose waist dresses with zigzag or chervon pattern, short wavy Bob haircut and some would put on beeded eyelashes makeup, pretty cool. In these years, the impact of Art Deco has left us with many achievements; such as in architecture, there're Chrysler Tower, The Empire States and so on.
I'm obsessed with the 1920's and the mafia times right now! This is absolutely amazing!
Im passing through that fase right now...
You picked a good time to start.
The "Mafia times" heyday were the 70s. Get your facts right kid.
You should definitely watch Boardwalk Empire then :)
@@enesyagzylmaz3347 lol I've grown out of the mafia phase, but I'll check it out :)
R.I.P. Coolio. Thank you for a wonderful cover, Robyn Adele Anderson.
Wait did she die?
@@behappy5173 I said RIP Coolio. The original song was from the rapper Coolio - gangsta's paradise. Coolio (He not she) died in september 2022.
@@behappy5173 I said RIP Coolio (The rapper. He not She). Coolio died in September 2022 and this is a cover of his song Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise.
@@daffyduck1283 oh I had no idea thanks you (i thought that you were talkimg about the girl in thw video)
Holy shit! It makes me extremely happy to see Robyn doing another song. Robyn, I missed you!
Now I desire to stand at a dark street corner in a trench coat and a fedora, smoking cigarette and flicking my fingers.
You can do that anyways if you're fit. Otherwise, you'll look like you just logged off Reddit.
Same
Wooh that’d be pretty hot, can I stand next to ya?!
Smoking is bad for you though...
Exactly!
Their style is so great to actually understand the lyrics for any song. Vintage where the words were spoken clearly and clean.
1930's: Gangsters.
2020's: Gangstas.
2000s: Gangstars
2021: Gaystars
1930's: Jews, Italians
2020's: Afro, Latinos
2012: Gangnam
2001: gangSTARS
Holy crap! That voice! That music arrangement! Gawddd....
This cover reminded me how good the lyrics are to this song.
I worked with LV & Coolio at the Earth Energy festival near carshalton the year Glastonbury got cancelled for the first time in 96 with Kiss FM etc...
This will have our dear departed friend ,dancing his beautiful heart out ...
Just wonderful .....
Blessings & all love .🙏
this is amazing
I love both versions of this song. This is just a really well executed arrangement.
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left
'Coz I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that
Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you're talkin', and where you're walkin'
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip but I gotta, loc
As I grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight
Been spendin' most their lives,
livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most their lives,
livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives,
livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives,
livin' in the gangsta's paradise
They got the situation, they got me facin'
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams
I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye
I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger
And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool
Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away
I'm livin' life, do or die, what can I say
I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-four
The way things are going I don't know
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the one's we hurt, are you and me
Been spendin' most their lives,
livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most their lives,
livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives,
livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives,
livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Power and the money, money and the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin'
What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'
They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
If they can't understand it, how can they reach me
I guess they can't, I guess they won't
I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool
Been spendin' most their lives,
livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most their lives,
livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives,
livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives,
livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the one's we hurt, are you and me
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the one's we hurt, are you and me
Next time:
Amish Paradise - Vintage 1699 Religious Style Coolio Cover Weird Al Cover ft. Weird Al
Does it count as a cover if the original artist is still singing?
Yeah, I want a 1640's rendition of that version!
If PMJ is reading, get Al's permission cuz you will make him jealous!
i'd be willing to surmise that if contacted Weird Al himself would be very enthusiastic to consider a collaboration if actual period instruments were played...
@@emperorspock3506 So sung in Latin by a Catholic church choir?
Love it, how they take a current song and put into that speakeasy style and put a spin on it, that is amazing, talented, the instruments and voices. So cool. Great job.
I like to imagine what people in that time would say to the lyrics in this song.
"...What the hell is a 'homie'?"
a friend
BloodDrive645 homer Simpson duh
Ikue P the mafia duh
Considering the first TV broadcast was in 1928.. probably "What the heck is a television?"
I want an Al Capon movie ti be made, and this song used in a scene like....a dinner scene or the end credits
yaaas
If only Michael was still alive he could've make a little cameo or a even a role as a "Smooth Criminal" in his infamous outfit with a similar version of "Smooth Criminal" playing in the back! 😁 Maybe Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci showing up too haha
I'm being Al Capone for Halloween 😎
Ed... That would be fantastic! Great idea!
Ed well I found my next project
Just closing my eyes listening to this...
It makes me imagine that I'm in a 1920's bar.
Smiley *Speakeasy
That flapper jazz vibe… NAILED IT!
my boy tossing the salad on the right
Hahahaha
Damn now i see that to haha
o_0 i did not need to know that
flippin them burgers
best comment hahah
Oddly enough a very appropriately chosen era to do this cover in, since the 20's had so much gangster action.. just different kinds of gangsters is all.
Missy SK Yeah, they didn't wear baggy clothes, with pants hanging below their asses.
59 is a lot longer than 24, still way too soon. I wonder if the OG ever saw this and what he thought of it. I ALWAYS thought Robyn KILLED it. RIP Coolio.
Was thinking the same thing when I heard he passed, hope he did hear it.
I showed this version to some friends, and any of them liked it.
But for me, is pure gold.
I feel like Al Capone would have actually loved this. He was the kind of dude that embraced every aspect of organized crime and took pride in it.
Isaac Richardson he also had syphilis…
But pretty much everyone did back then.
Ellisar Atranimus nope not at all, everyone knew he was a mafia don and he flaunted it readily yet no one could do anything because saying im a mobster in a bar or really anything like that let alone playing a song like this is not a confession and means nothing in court, especially if you can pay off tge judge and jury and intimidate those who refuse. Being a known mobster simply isnt a crime. Sure it could make the fbi watch him closer but that doesnt matter because everyone was already watching him
Ellisar Atranimus capone and most mobsters then loved openly flaunting their crimes as much as they could but never quite crossing the line to where the cops could actually do anything. Essentially if you were so rich and powerful you could tell a cop to clean your shoes and they would say yes sir of course youd flaunt that shit every second you could especially if your a power hungry mob boss who worked his whole damn life just to be able to do just that
@Ellisar Atranimus being a patron of the arts doesnt equal a confession in a court....
Yet the song is literally about *hating* being a gangster.
The drummer looks like his frying an egg with a spatula
Mymax GFX 😂oml
idk what its called but you aren't that wrong, the tools hes using are basically flat whisks
I believe he's "stirring the pot" with brushes. Think it's a common technique, but I'm not a drummer, could be wrong lol
He as a spatula XD
Bruh 😂😂
This cover fits perfectly in Mafia franchise (games)... Tommy Angelo, Vito Scaletta, Joe Barbaro, Lincoln Clay, and most of their friends and enemies have been spending most their lives living in a ganster's paradise...
I learned of them from a Fallout New Vegas mod that adds new songs sung in an older style to Radio New Vegas. I think I have to have this song in that game as well (The song it adds is Welcome to the Jungle)
Scorpio Maurus
I know this is old but how do you mod Fallout New Vegas? I have an Xbox and I don’t know how :(
@@tetrahyrule8792 Step one: Throw away the Xbox. Step two: Get a PC. :p
But yea, not on Xbox, sorry.
8 years and a day late
I.
FRACKING.
LOVE.
THIS!!!
Just listening now, not watching the vid anymore, loving the stylization of the lyrics.
Over and over again
She's gorgeous ! I'm glad she's back, thank you Scott !
I love this! Man, this is what we need in the 2020's, and not stockpiling on toilet paper!
@Tina Yael Severinova M. Yes same here. It's shame, that this is what the new decade starts off with.
Fantastic work on the band's side. They carry Robin through the whole number, caressing her voice with music and stepped forward only when she paused. Very well tuned ensemble. Bravissimo!!
I now know this song heart by heart. Purely because of this cover. *It's just sooo good!*
omfg I love her. like for real tho. imma die, she is perfection.
Feels like so long since your last update. Good to see you back :D
Good to see Robyn back!
Сколько слушаю и смотрю эту крутую группу не перестаю восхищаться
Gangsta's Paradise
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left
'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long that
Even my momma thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you talkin' and where you walkin'
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc
As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke
Fool, I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight
Been spendin' most their lives
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most their lives
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Look at the situation they got me facing
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the street
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watchin', got me chasing dreams
I'm a educated fool with money on my mind
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set trippin' banger
And my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger
Fool, death ain't nothin' but a heart beat away
I'm livin' life do or die, what can I say?
I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24?
The way things is going I don't know
Been spendin' most their lives
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most their lives
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me?
Power and the money, money and the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin'
It's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'
They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
If they can't understand it, how can they reach me?
I guess they can't, I guess they won't
I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool
Been spendin' most their lives
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most their lives
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
With Robyn Adele Anderson
Coolio, Rico Bernasconi, ...
I thought Robyn was gone forever. I'm so happy that she's back omfg.
I love that 1940s growl she has and she is definitely beautiful lady, makes my old heart ❤️ Go pitter patter.
I'm appalled at how few people know that Coolio's "Gangstas Paradise" is a rap cover of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise". They are doing Coolio's lyrics, but I still think Stevie deserves an honorable mention.
+RamajX Hip hop giving credit to the thousands of songs they ripped the entire song, theme, rhythm, harmony, melody, lyrics from? Nah, doesn't happen. It's young artists being creative, didn't you know?
800lb Gorilla Postmodernism indeed.
+RamajX And maybe a touch of willing ignorance, aka anti-intellectualism?
+RamajX im appalled that you think a rapper sampling a portion of a song and making a different song is the same as covering it
+BOSS MEDIA I don't. So you're wrong about that. Pay attention to what's being said instead of trying to smart off so quickly. Sampling uses a small portion of a song. A cover uses either the entire song or a majority of the original song's framework and themes. Gangstas Paradise uses the majority of Pastime Paradise's full musical framework, vocal arrangements, and only slightly amends the lyrics. Coolio's rap is the only brand new addition, and it fits so well with the themes of the original song that Stevie Wonder himself has performed the song with him. That's a cover. Biggie's One More Chance uses a portion of DeBarge's Stay with Me. That's a sample.
This could be in a "film noir" and stick so nice with the time, really nice work !
The more things change, the more they stay the same... GREAT video!
It Don't get any more Christmasy than this. 💯Fuckin legends Love it❤ Peterborough UK 2024 💙
Should've changed "homie" to "fella"
yeah like "hey jude" and "hey dude"
Im the kind of capo all the soldiers wanna be like
All this radio listening.
kondor whodis I know what you mean. But incidentally, homie is part of ‘polari’ which was a form of slang used in Britain and subsequently crossed the pond. It was used by some actors, circus and fairground showmen, professional wrestlers, the mob, merchant navy sailors, criminals, prostitutes, and the gay subculture. It was a mixture of Cockney rhyming slang, with Yiddish and other roots. So in a weird way, it still works I think...
Also "Gotta be down with the hood team" with "Gotta keep standing with the Family"
In the years of 2015/16 this was the very first song I heard of this channel and I've been a fan ever since. You guys inspired me to start feeling confident of my singing and hopefully someday I can do videos of me singing, I just want to say thank you for being a big impact since I was a shy teenager
Go for it!! =) Hope someday I feel confident about singing too, music is so fulfilling~
voa mlk
I feel like we had the same experience because I discovered this song during then too! I'm only reminded of this one after they dropped their Dua Lipa Levitating cover. It's also incredible.
@@kayleee4065 It really is! My love for the channel grew over time since then too
That shit was fire
bakerXderek why has no one replied to this! hahaha CHEAH!
bakerXderek CHEEEEAH
bakerXderek CHEAH
bakerXderek lol finding u here is strange first i wondered why are ppl screaming CHEAAAH here kek
Nah that was my mixtape
je suis love de cette musique omggggggg
Robyn! Glad to see you on the frontline again :)
Could totally see this being used in a Gangster movie, ignoring the anachronism of course.
Edit: Lol forgot I made this comment, and came back to it after two years only to find that I'd spelt anachronism wrong.
Why ignore it? Embrace it openly like they did with "Romeo + Juliette" or "A Knight's Tale." :)
Umbrella Academy in mind
James Bond or sumthing like that it would work a bit
Do a WestWorld episode called "GangsterWorld."
Yet they used it in suicide squad
2:08 I felt this the most. I fucking love this
This shows the amount of skill all of you amazing people have. You took a rap/meme song and turned it to a piece of gold. You should be very proud of yourselves.
😂😂 in 1995 the original song sold over 3 million copies that's not recent sales after all the movies & tv shows that's featured it 😂 This song didn't need her, She needed this song. She did good though.
"al capone style" - its awesome
YES!!!! you guys are coming to Budapest!!! so glad, i'll be there!!!
+Tamás Kató Amazing, see you there!
+PostmodernJukebox can u make a cover of Tupac Hail Mary.
+jason Gholar Or Dear mamma.....or both!
+Jay Simons +jason Gholar YES
Lekéstem róla pasztmek.............. :'( Egy héttel utána láttam, hogy jönnek..
Coming out of Covid... THIS is the concert we need. Please.
thats so good. i'm dazzled by her hand expressions
Play Ain't No rest for the Wicked on this version
+RoD H dude, i had to log in to thumb up this.
+RoD H OMG you are so right ! Hope they'll read this and do it.
+phuc hoang i did too, and suscribed to the channel in hopes that will happen!
Yessssssss
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I'm glad that Robyn is finally back on some PMJ music. Postmodern Jukebox just isn't the same without her.
This sounded totally wonderful. I totally enjoyed this video
❤❤❤❤❤ it Sound so amazing
Who’s still listening after 100 years?
Pure awesomeness! Robyn is MAGIC!
Wow! Nice rendition and beautiful voice! Still to me the one by Coolio (original?) has more ... depth.
Dogwood Tales Stevie Wonder, the original name was Pastime Paradise..
Ramon Pinero Never heard that one before. I like it. Both Stevie's original and Coolio's rendition have an effective emotional impact to their own theme.
Andrea Arzensek No, Von Smith is MAGIC! I mean, he did do the cover of Rude.
I love her voice
Wow. I'm actually speechless.. this sounds amazing 👏
"Teach yer to mess with the O'Driscoll boys!"
Fuck, I heard this comment
Revenge is a fool's game
*Sadie joined the chat*
Snoop Dog under cover?
Absolutely genius. I can't say anything but thank you, for this amazing channel full of beautiful music.
Nice to finally get a "new" Robyn video. I put NEW in quotes because it appears this video was shot the same day Casey Abrams did his "I'm Not the Only One" video and that was released to RUclips on November 18, 2014! Pull Casey's video up and do a side-by-side comparison. The instruments used and their placement, musicians used and the way they are dressed, all match between these two videos. Scott sat on this video for the past four months before releasing it!
He's a smart man.
Smart idea if you think about it
Hot Head Considering their crazy touring schedule, I'd bet they record a ton of videos every time they get a chance and just release them once a week, one at a time. Keeps the flow of content up while not interrupting their touring schedule too terribly much.
So what ?!.. it was shot in november. Who the hell cares - who the hell would complain about something like that ?!...
Imanuel Cortez Robyn quit, i think
This popped up for me out of nowhere. Thank you, Universe!
In the city slums of 1920's Mobius, "the shining city of a new age," lives a private detective. He recently divorced from his childhood sweetheart, a dame with rosy red cheeks and all the subtlety of a giant mallet. His best friend, a mechanic nicknamed "Tails," has been trying his best to support him through his alcohol addiction, but there's no time to recover; a new drug, nicknamed "Rings," has been taking over the streets and the police just can't keep up. Now there's only one man fast enough to catch the crooks responsible, if you get past his... prickly demeanour.
His name is Sonic H. Hog. And the infamous chemist, Dr "Eggman" Robotnik, doesn't stand a chance.
You had me with the first part. 😂
This is a great concept! I would read this fanfic.
Goddamn you 😭
write a book
start today and don't you dare stop
The man known as "knuckles" come to mobius in search of a priceless gem stolen from him and hes after vengence, he goes to dr eggman looking for answers but gets told it was the thief sonic t hadgehog, unknowing he planned to whack knuckles afterwerds after his usefuless runs out, keeping the ppwerful gem for himself
I love all the ladies, but Robyn just steals my heart…Sultry, smokey…Her voice is like a sexy over coat that fits perfectly around your shoulders...
I'm amazed at how well this song translated to this genre. Great job!
Classic noir #awesome
Robyn is queen I swear 😍😘. She makes every song better!
Holy hell... you guys had me in the first 4 seconds! I barely even had enough time to process what I was hearing before I decided I loved it! Absolutely fantastic use of brass, and great voice too!
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You know at first I was surprised that this worked, but then I realized that this type of music is a distant ancestor of hip hop so I guess it makes sense.
More Al Capone style hip hop pls!!!
I am generally not a rap fan, but Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise is one of the rap tunes I point to as one I really always liked. This is a really interesting cover, and only makes the point: This is great tune.
And that rare rap tune that you always liked, is just a cover of 'Pastime Paradise' by Stevie Wonder from 1976.
@@hughtrevor-flopper3214 😲 You are right! I hope Stevie got some royalities from Coolio.
When gangsta meets the gangsters.
StarkillerRX Rafael true gangster meets false gsngsta
"Gangsta's" running into gangster's and mobster's, that would be amazing.
StarkillerRX Rafael They should do a collaboration
When your with ya homie and other g's but you run into the Chicago mafia.
M1928 Thompson vs Mac10s, Uzis, and Glocks
This is so dope, a complete 360 from the original. Fresh and new👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
My longing for Robyn is of equivalent to the first video I watched of her, if not more so.
I wonder how Amish Paradise would sound in this style. Weird Al needs to know.
I can't sing along to this without switching over to Weird Al's lyrics, lol
Nah. "Weird Al" would turn it into a polka.
It should also be played by a band of Amish people, using fiddles and other non-electric instruments they have.
There would definitely be more accordion in the song. :D
He did do something similar before at his strings attached tour